One of the suspects revealed that a defaulting business owner offered R12,000 to be illicitly reconnected. Joburg City Power has welcomed the arrest of four suspects who were caught trying to illegally reconnect a business premise in Marshalltown to the grid. The group, who posed as City Power staff, was caught as officials started a disconnection […]
The suspected Parliament arsonist was referred to Eastern Cape’s Fort England Psychiatric Hospital for a 30-day period of psychiatric evaluation, after refusing to do so at Vlakenberg, citing having had a bad experience there. Suspected Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe’s 2022 detention at the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital looks set to come under fresh scrutiny. The Western […]
Visiting the flood-stricken area on Tuesday, Ramaphosa said municipalities needed to come up with strong and proper plans when building towns to mitigate the effect of natural disasters. President Cyril Ramaphosa said municipalities need to strengthen their town planning. This comes after recent floods in Port St John’s in the Eastern Cape. The coastal town […]
Mkhwebane said that investigating the president was due to the lack of transparency in the details of his presidential campaign donations. Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she didn’t act with an ulterior or sinister motive when she launched investigations into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 African National Congress presidential campaign. Testifying in her parliamentary impeachment inquiry […]
The party will hold its national congress at the weekend, where John Steenhuisen and Helen Zille will be running for re-election in their respective positions as the DA’s federal leader and its federal council chairperson. Political analysts believe that the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen will have to prove that can lead without the shadow the […]
Cilliers Brink said if they don’t put Tshwane’s finances on a healthy footing, it will compromise service delivery. The City of Tshwane’s newly elected Mayor, Cilliers Brink said that if they do not get the city’s finances back on track, they risk becoming a c-grade metro. Brink was elected by the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led multiparty coalition on […]
A truck rammed into at least 15 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga on Monday morning. Many people, including a pregnant motorist, were injured when a truck rammed into at least 15 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga on Monday morning. Emer-G-Med spokesman Kyle van Reenen said on arrival at the scene, emergency teams were […]
Residents asked to remain cautious of flash flooding. The City of Joburg said on Saturday morning that several homes were reportedly flooded and even sinking in Winnie Mandela, Zone 5, Tembisa, due to heavy rainfall in Johannesburg overnight. The SA Weather Service forecast partly cloudy conditions on Saturday with isolated showers and thundershowers expected to […]
Allison Plaatjies was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend Phillip April, in October 2019. Warning: This story contains graphic details about child rape and abuse. Relatives of murdered Clanwilliam teacher Allison Plaatjies said they hoped the sentencing of her killer would finally bring them some closure. The 26-year-old woman was found dead in her flat in […]
The red berets said that if Williams failed to resign, they would table a motion of no confidence against him. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane has called for the resignation of City of Tshwane mayor Randall Williams, accusing him of failing to manage the metro’s finances. The call came after the auditor general’s […]